MACAU (Reuters) – Wan “Broken Tooth” Kuok-koi will emerge from jail this weekend into a very different Macau gambling haven than the one he bullied in the late-1990s. Under new leadership, chosen at a Chinese Communist Party Congress this month where corruption was a dominant theme, Beijing is sending strong signals to Macau authorities to [...]
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After long jail term, gaming gangster faces less violent but still murky Macau
Posted by admin on November 30th, 2012
Insight: Murky deals cast doubt over Nigeria’s power sell-off
Posted by admin on October 21st, 2012
ABUJA (Reuters) – For decades Nigeria has failed to fix chronic electricity shortages that stifle growth and help keep millions in poverty. That is about change, the government says, when most of the power sector is privatized by the end of the year. Its target is to increase electricity output tenfold to 40,000 megawatts by [...]
UPDATE 1-Singapore June exports beat forecasts, outlook still murky
Posted by admin on July 17th, 2012
By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE, July 17 (Reuters) – Singapore reportedbetter-than-expected export data for June on Tuesday, providinga glimmer of hope that a prolonged slide in Asia’s keyelectronics sector has bottomed, but economists cautioned thatglobal demand still appeared weak. The Southeast Asian city-state, whose open economy is seenas a barometer for the region’s propects, said non-oil [...]
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